Saskatchewan and Manitoba Lead Canada in Renovation Intentions, RBC Survey (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Homeowners in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are among the most likely in Canada to be planning on renovating their homes over the next two years, a new survey from RBC/Ipsos Reid shows.

North American Vehicle Output To Drop To Decade Low Says Scotiabank Economist (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Vehicle sales remained weak in the United States and Mexico during the summer, but volumes strengthened in Canada, buoyed by robust gains in Western Canada, according to the latest Global Auto Report released today by Scotia Economics. U.S. vehicle sales have consistently weakened in 2007, falling to an average of 16.1 million units through September, down from 16.5 million in all of 2006 and a ...

Marijuana sales shifting from north-south to east-west (Vancouver Province)
Canada's soaring loonie and an increasing number of U.S. marijuana producers are combining to upset B.C.'s traditional north-south flow of illegal weed, says the man dubbed the Prince of Pot.

Soaring prices dampen August home resales (The Globe and Mail)
Drop 4.1 per cent for largest month-over-month decline in 4 years

Soaring prices dampen August home resales (The Globe and Mail)
TORONTO �The number of resale homes sold in Canada dropped 4.1 per cent in August from July �the largest month-over-month decline in nearly four years �as soaring prices kept more potential buyers on the sidelines.